LA ready to fight Trump immigration lawsuit, mayor says

The Manila Times

LA ready to fight Trump immigration lawsuit, mayor says  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said on Tuesday, July 1, the city would not be intimidated by President Donald Trump's administration's lawsuit over policies limiting city cooperation with federal immigration authorities  "This is essentially an all-out assault against Los Angeles. The lawsuit is an attempt to overturn the will of the city, calling for a halt to longstanding policy to protect immigrant Angelenos," Bass told a news conference at City Hall.  "We will not be intimidated by these tactics," she said. "I will always protect Angelenos against the unwarranted and cruel actions of this administration."  The lawsuit continued a confrontation over the Republican's deportation efforts in a largely Democratic city.   REUTERS VIDEO  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net     Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Stitcher: https://tmt.ph/stitcher Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes #WorldNews #Trump

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00:00Good morning, everyone.

00:02This is essentially an all-out assault against Los Angeles.

00:07The lawsuit is an attempt to overturn the will of the city, calling for a halt to long-standing

00:14policy to protect immigrant Angelenos.

00:18We are a city of immigrants who have had policies in place for decades.

00:23Ironically, originally, the law was for public safety so the newly arrived immigrant population

00:31that was being preyed on by criminals would feel safe in reporting crimes to law enforcement.

00:37As the city attorney said yesterday, our city remains committed to standing up for our constitutional

00:44rights and the rights of our residents.

00:46We will defend our ordinance and continue to defend policies that reflect the long-standing

00:53values of our city.

00:55We know that Los Angeles is the test case, and we will stand strong.

01:00And we do so because the people snatched off city streets and chased through parking lots

01:06are our coworkers, our neighbors, our family members, and they are Angelenos.

01:12Let me be clear, I personally won't be intimidated by these tactics.

01:16We will not be intimidated by these tactics.

01:19I will always protect Angelenos against the unwarranted and cruel actions of this administration.

01:26What the federal government should do is stay in Washington and remove the troops and do

01:33not have ICE raids in our city.

01:35That's what the federal government should do.

01:36Next.

01:37Next question.

01:38Well, first of all, I'm named in the lawsuit, so that is my role.

01:42They have determined my role.

01:43In terms of the actions that the city council is taking today, they're taking them today.

01:47So I have not had an opportunity to review what they're doing.

01:51I definitely support the city attorney participating in defending us and then in other lawsuits.

01:58For example, and it's been reported over and over again, we don't know who these masked

02:03men are.

02:04They're riding up and down the street, pulling people off the street, completely masked, wearing

02:09very dubious uniforms, not showing their ID.

02:13And so there is absolutely a push to allow, to have that stop.

02:19Next.

02:20I think they want the chaos.

02:21I think we're the petri dish for the nation.

02:24Basically, if the public will tolerate the federal seizure of state power, which is what

02:30they did in terms of taking the power away from Governor Newsom around the troops, whether

02:36or not, let's see how far can we push the envelope.

02:39Will the American public tolerate Marines driving up and down the street?

02:42Mayors across the city, across the country are very concerned.

02:47I've been on Zoom calls with over 100 mayors looking at what is happening in LA.

02:51This is the test case and we're going to pass the test.

02:55We are going to be doing a deep analysis to see how we would response.

03:00What would the impact be if federal funding was pulled?

03:04But you know, you can't, you can't govern the city that way.

03:07We have to function and move forward and do the best that we can given these circumstances.

03:13Thank you very much.

03:29I'll see you next time.

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